SORTIE REPORT #11072
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑10 308 938 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
SS Depot Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. The target, which was to be attacked by visual means only, was described as: 'S.S. Main Ordnance, Motor Transport and Equipment Depot ... is the largest motor transport depot in Germany [and] the administrative and supply center for the Waffen S.S.' Favorable weather conditions enabled accurate bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8401 ⇗ 544th SU*X not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Ultcht, John Preston⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Tuck, Sam Gail⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lydic, Robert Clayton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Edwards, Thomas M, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Whear, Harold Lewis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Pobega, Rudolph (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Alexander, Virgil Lawrence⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Observer DeClarke, Norman Donald⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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